The Bay-Delta Plan and Voluntary Agreements: Ensuring Effective Legislative Oversight

Mar 18, 2026 - The  2018 amendment revised the salinity objective in the Southern Delta. …But Implementation Has Yet to Begin. SWRCB has delayed implementing 2018 phase one amendments for two related reasons: litigation and consideration of a VA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5163

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandates—Regional Water Quality Control Boards

May 30, 2025 - Maintains Mandates From January 1, 2018 Forward. Because the Governor ’s proposed suspensions would only concern the historic time periods in question, the permit requirements mandated by the state would remain in effect as of January 1, 2018 and until each regional board adopts a new permit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5054

The 2025-26 Budget: State Mandate—Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board

May 5, 2025 - Maintains Mandate From January 1, 2018 Forward. Because the Governor ’s proposed suspension would only concern the historic time period in question, the permit requirements would remain in effect as of January 1, 2018 and until the regional board adopts a new permit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5039

Summary of Major 2022 Climate and Energy Legislation

Jan 6, 2023 - Chapter  312 of 2018 (SB  100, de Le ón) required that all electricity sales to end-use customers be zero-carbon by 2045, but it did not set interim targets. The state ’s existing Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) sets escalating renewable energy procurement requirements for load serving entities (which include utilities that deliver electricity to customers).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4660

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposed Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentive

Feb 24, 2026 - As we discuss in our December 2018 report, Assessing California’s Climate Policies—Transportation , such challenges can include (1) program interactions that can affect cost‑effectiveness, (2) difficulty evaluating programs,(3) potential lack of program coordination, and (4) increased administrative costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5140

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program: Frequently Asked Questions

Oct 24, 2023 - In addition, Chapter  830 of 2012 (SB  535, de Le ón) required that at least 35  percent of GGRF expenditures benefit “priority populations, ” which include disadvantaged and lower-income communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4811

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - Garcia). d Chapter 626 of 2018 (SB 901, Dodd). GGRF = Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention; HSRA = High Speed Rail Authority; SGC = Strategic Growth Council; TIRCP = Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program; CalSTA = California State Transportation Agency; Caltrans = California Department of Transportation; and SWRCB = State Water Resources and Control Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

The 2026-27 Budget: Cap-and-Invest Expenditure Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - Garcia); and SB 901 = Chapter 626 of 2018 (SB 901, Dodd). Allocates $615   Million Outside  S B   840 Spending Framework for Rest of CalFire Backfill and ZEV Incentive Program. The administration assumes about $750   million in GGRF monies will be available in 2026 ‑27 that are not from budget ‑year auction revenues and thus not subject to the S B  840 allocation process under its statutory interpretation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5114

Overview of New Updates to the Cap-and-Invest Program

Dec 9, 2025 - Under S B  840 , funding for these programs —which include wildfire and forest resilience activities specified under Chapter  626 of 2018 (S B  901 , Dodd), a backfill of the State Responsibility Area (SRA) fee, and lost revenue associated with A B  398 ’s expansion of a manufacturing tax exemption —is maintained at existing levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5097

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Energy Policy Changes

Mar 10, 2023 - Specifically, Chapter 312 of 2018 (SB 100, de León) established a state policy that 100 percent of retail electricity come from zero‑carbon sources by 2045. The Legislature set interim targets on the path to this goal via Chapter 361 of 2022 (SB 1020, Laird), which requires that zero‑carbon sources make up 90 percent of statewide electricity sales by 2030 and 95 percent by 2035.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4735